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  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Modern psychoanalysis acknowledges early-life interpersonal exchanges shaping the psyche.
  • Clinical approaches are evolving to address the impact of these early links.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To advocate for analytic listening through enactment as a key clinical tool.
  • To explore enactment's role in understanding unconscious psychic processes.

Main Methods:

  • Clinical case material analysis.
  • Psychoanalytic listening focusing on enactment.
  • Utilizing free association and evenly suspended attention.

Main Results:

  • Enactment serves as a conceptual tool for understanding the "psychic gesture."
  • The psychic gesture is an image-based psychic registration from early object interactions.
  • Enactment facilitates insight into the intersubjective origins of the psyche.

Conclusions:

  • Listening through enactment is essential for accessing the "psychic gesture."
  • Enactment is a vital intermediate stage in psychoanalytic processes.
  • This method helps patients understand their psychic development and take ownership of their lives.